Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

 and private condominums, made up of three neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town. As a relatively new estate, a large proportion of its residents are young families and middle income earners.

Etymology and history

Yew Tee is the name of a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 off Woodlands Road, which was also given in 1996 to an MRT

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 station serving the area.

Yew Tee means "oil

Oil

An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....

 pond" in Teochew. The village was so named because oil was stored there during the Japanese Occupation

Japanese Occupation of Singapore

The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore...

. The once bustling village used to house more than 300 families, mostly small time farmer

Farmer

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s who grew vegetables and reared ducks and chickens. Many of the residents moved away when the land began to be developed in the 1980s.

Housing

As part of the Choa Chu Kang New Town, all the apartments are built after 1993. Yew Tee is divided into two towns - Limbang and Yew Tee. Limbang has a smaller land area than Yew Tee but blocks of flats are in construction there.

Education

To cater to the mainly young families population of three neighbourhoods, there are several primary and secondary schools in Yew Tew. Primary education consists of De La Salle School, Kranji Primary School, Unity Primary School

Unity Primary School

Unity Primary School is a primary school located in Yew Tee, Singapore.- Sports & Games :* netball* badminton* basketball* soccer* tennis* hockey-Performing Arts:* Dance - Ballet* Dance - Chinese* Dance - Malay* Ensemble - Handbells and Chimes...

 and Yew Tee Primary School. Secondary education consists of Kranji Secondary School

Kranji Secondary School

Kranji Secondary School is a premier secondary school located in Yew Tee, Singapore.In 2005, the school was chosen as the site to film the sitcom version of Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid Too.- Sports & Games :* Netball* Badminton* Basketball* Soccer...

, Regent Secondary School

Regent Secondary School

Regent Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It provides Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical courses from secondary 1 - 4/5 levels.-Achievements:2006 :...

 and Unity Secondary School

Unity Secondary School

Unity Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It provides Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical courses from secondary 1 - 4/5 levels.-Facilities:...

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Transportation

Yew Tee has a MRT

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 station, Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension...

, built in 1996 as part of the 16-km Woodlands

Woodlands, Singapore

Woodlands, or the Woodlands New Town , is a suburban town in northern Singapore, part of the North West Community Development Council district...

 Extension. The town is served by public bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

es from the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

The Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a local bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. Located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to the Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall, the interchange is operated under SMRT...

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Recreation

There are 3 park

Park

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s in Yew Tee, namely Limbang Park, Stagmont Park and Yew Tee Park. There is also a sports complex located within the vicinity of Yew Tee. In March 2009, a new shopping mall cum codominium was opened. The shopping mall is known as YewTee Point and the condominium is known as Yew Tee Residences.

External links

• YewTee Residences Official Website (YewTeeResidences.COM)